Tess Henley

Tess Henley is an American soul singer-songwriter and pianist from Seattle, WA. Multi-Grammy-winning producer Don Was calls her voice “a true gift”. Seattle’s Tess Henley began training under the Suzuki Method for piano at age three and by age... ...

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I personally re-designed the cover art for High Heels & Sneakers. Spent months in Philly recording this with Khari Mateen and exploring the city. Listen on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, etc.

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I personally re-designed the artwork for The Appetizer, & also included an unreleased track. Check it out on Spotify if you haven’t!

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What have I been up to this past year? Recording 18 songs in the studio, co-producing with Jesse Boykins III. Getting closer... 📷: Dom Ferris

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Wonderland hit 1 million+ Spotify plays! Follow here, add to your playlist, and share it with me :) http://smarturl.it/TessSpotify

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What a weekend. Thank you to Earth, Wind & Fire for having me. I felt very much at home ❤️

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Honored to open 2 sold out shows for Earth Wind & Fire this weekend at Chateau Ste. Michelle. LET'S GROOVE. | 📷: @traviskeaster

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Happy to be working on new music in the studio again 💞

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Last night was a gem. Honored to be part of St. Jude Children's Hospital Singer-Songwriter round with such masterful writers to benefit pediatric cancer awareness & research. Thank you for having me back home. 💛

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I felt inspired to play one of my favorite songs by Gregory Porter, Imitation of Life. Without love we’re only living an imitation, a false creation of life. For a dear friend. Spread love.

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I just uploaded an exclusive demo of Wonderland to my soundcloud. This was the first demo I recorded at home in my room for the EP and it ended up being the first single & title track.

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Shoutout to Cliche Magazine & Anjelica for the feature in this month's issue! Read the full interview here (pg. 114-115): http://bit.ly/1jO7ALD | Photo by @mindcastle

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The next few shows are sold out & others are close! See youz there! ✌🏽️ 2nite PHOENIX (sold out) 2/21 LA (sold out - both shows) 2/22 SAN FRAN 2/23 PORTLAND 2/24 SEATTLE 📷: Eric Williams

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BIG shoutout to Sour Patch Kids for the hospitality at the #austinpatch! Thanks for a fun night, Austin. I knew I always liked you.

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In celebration of touring starting this week, here's a new video & remix by @kharimateen of Positively Me. Looking forward to more fun times like these....

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The Greek Theater, Berkeley | Opening for Boy George & Culture Club

Thank you Rob at Soulside Funk for capturing one of my favorite shows this year. Check out more of Rob’s photos here: http://soulsidefunk.com/2015/10/05/photography-tess-henley-at-the-greek-theatre-berkeley/

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Great to catch up with mindcastle, who shot the cover to my first album. More from our day to follow.

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Thank you to everyone along the way for making my summer special. It was great to meet new faces & see familiar ones and also hear your stories - whether it was about one of my songs relating to your life or how you travelled from hours away to the show. Already looking forward to doing it again this fall! ❤ you guys!